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Bret Swanson - Maximum Entropy - ForbesBret Swanson's stories. Maximum Entropy: I cover technology, the global economy, markets, and entrepreneurs.http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c1c615ec24f639a1ec1f499ed3a70781?s=400&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D400&amp;r=Ghttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/09/05/amazon-twitch-and-the-title-ii-threat-to-web-video/
Amazon, Twitch, And The Title II Threat To Web VideoLast week, Amazon announced it is acquiring Twitch, an online streamer of video games and the gamers who play them. The billion dollar price tag reflects not Twitch’s relatively modest revenues (said to be $75 million) but its sudden and massive emergence as one of the top generators of traffic [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/09/05/amazon-twitch-and-the-title-ii-threat-to-web-video/Fri, 5 Sep 2014 10:36:00 -0400Last week, Amazon announced it is acquiring Twitch, an online streamer of video games and the gamers who play them. The billion dollar price tag reflects not Twitch’s relatively modest revenues (said to be $75 million) but its sudden and massive emergence as one of the top generators of traffic [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/09/02/apple-v-samsung-highlights-unfinished-work-in-the-patent-reformation/
Apple v. Samsung Highlights Unfinished Work In The Patent ReformationHas the tide of hyper-litigation in the world of high-tech intellectual property begun to recede? Last month, Apple and Samsung called off all their non-U.S. legal jousting over smartphone patents. With up to 40 different Apple-v.-Samsung cases being contended around the world, this was no small matter. Apple had already settled [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/09/02/apple-v-samsung-highlights-unfinished-work-in-the-patent-reformation/Tue, 2 Sep 2014 11:28:00 -0400Has the tide of hyper-litigation in the world of high-tech intellectual property begun to recede? Last month, Apple and Samsung called off all their non-U.S. legal jousting over smartphone patents. With up to 40 different Apple-v.-Samsung cases being contended around the world, this was no small matter. Apple had already settled [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/06/27/netflix-and-the-net-neutrality-promotional-vehicle/
Netflix And The Net Neutrality Promotional VehicleFederal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler says he’s looking into Internet interconnection practices in general, and the disputes between Netflix and some broadband providers in particular. Wheeler even visited Silicon Valley Wednesday to discuss the matters with big technology firms. Netflix is asking Washington, D.C., to step in and regulate the [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/06/27/netflix-and-the-net-neutrality-promotional-vehicle/Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:00:00 -0400Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler says he’s looking into Internet interconnection practices in general, and the disputes between Netflix and some broadband providers in particular. Wheeler even visited Silicon Valley Wednesday to discuss the matters with big technology firms. Netflix is asking Washington, D.C., to step in and regulate the [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/06/02/the-real-slow-lane-threat-to-the-internet/
The Real 'Slow Lane' Threat To The InternetThere is a subversive plan to slow the Internet, and it must be stopped. The new plan, now being contemplated by the Federal Communications Commission, could alter the Internet forever. It could slow speeds, limit the content and applications consumers can access, and create a two-tier system that favors some [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/06/02/the-real-slow-lane-threat-to-the-internet/Mon, 2 Jun 2014 15:27:00 -0400There is a subversive plan to slow the Internet, and it must be stopped. The new plan, now being contemplated by the Federal Communications Commission, could alter the Internet forever. It could slow speeds, limit the content and applications consumers can access, and create a two-tier system that favors some [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/04/18/the-patent-drain-on-economic-growth/
The Patent Drain on Economic GrowthSlow economic growth since the Great Recession has been devastating for employment, middle class incomes, and federal and state budgets. Worse, many economists are predicting slow growth for the next generation. A number of policies — from tax and immigration reform to more innovation friendly regulatory treatment of the health, [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/04/18/the-patent-drain-on-economic-growth/Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:51:00 -0400Slow economic growth since the Great Recession has been devastating for employment, middle class incomes, and federal and state budgets. Worse, many economists are predicting slow growth for the next generation. A number of policies — from tax and immigration reform to more innovation friendly regulatory treatment of the health, [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/03/27/netflix-wants-the-internets-benefits-without-its-costs/
Netflix Wants The Internet's Benefits Without Its CostsNetflix CEO Reed Hastings doesn’t like paying for Internet connectivity. He has a new idea, which he calls “strong net neutrality,” that could significantly reduce one of his big input costs. For decades, content providers, websites, ISPs, and consumers have paid fees to connect to the next level of the [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/03/27/netflix-wants-the-internets-benefits-without-its-costs/Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:56:00 -0400Netflix CEO Reed Hastings doesn’t like paying for Internet connectivity. He has a new idea, which he calls “strong net neutrality,” that could significantly reduce one of his big input costs. For decades, content providers, websites, ISPs, and consumers have paid fees to connect to the next level of the [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/03/20/apple-samsung-square-off-over-smartphones/
Apple, Samsung Square Off Over SmartphonesIn 2007, when Apple unveiled the iPhone, Samsung was still best known for its flat-panel televisions. Since then, Samsung has rocketed to the top of the smartphone world in terms of sales and units shipped and sparked an epic technological — and legal — rivalry. In courtrooms around the world, Apple [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/03/20/apple-samsung-square-off-over-smartphones/Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:41:00 -0400In 2007, when Apple unveiled the iPhone, Samsung was still best known for its flat-panel televisions. Since then, Samsung has rocketed to the top of the smartphone world in terms of sales and units shipped and sparked an epic technological — and legal — rivalry. In courtrooms around the world, Apple [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/03/11/mr-son-comes-to-washington-with-big-broadband-vision-but-few-facts/
Mr. Son Comes To Washington With Big Broadband Vision But Few FactsSoftbank chairman Masayoshi Son, the swashbuckling Japanese entrepreneur-investor who in 2012 bought mobile carrier Sprint, is coming to Washington. He’s coming because he’d also like to acquire T-Mobile, America’s fourth largest mobile firm, but the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission are waving off the potential merger. So Son, [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/03/11/mr-son-comes-to-washington-with-big-broadband-vision-but-few-facts/Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:39:00 -0400Softbank chairman Masayoshi Son, the swashbuckling Japanese entrepreneur-investor who in 2012 bought mobile carrier Sprint, is coming to Washington. He’s coming because he’d also like to acquire T-Mobile, America’s fourth largest mobile firm, but the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission are waving off the potential merger. So Son, [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/02/26/netflix-comcast-hook-up-sparks-web-drama/
Netflix, Comcast Hook Up Sparks Web DramaOver the weekend, Netflix agreed to connect its video servers directly to Comcast instead of first routing its traffic through other intermediaries. And the Web exploded — with vituperative commentary about the Net’s imminent demise. The New Yorker called Comcast a “menace” and a “racket” and denounced the deal as “a [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2014/02/26/netflix-comcast-hook-up-sparks-web-drama/Wed, 26 Feb 2014 07:28:00 -0500Over the weekend, Netflix agreed to connect its video servers directly to Comcast instead of first routing its traffic through other intermediaries. And the Web exploded — with vituperative commentary about the Net’s imminent demise. The New Yorker called Comcast a “menace” and a “racket” and denounced the deal as “a [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/12/24/the-book-that-predicted-obamacares-failure-and-americas-rebirth/
The Book That Predicted Obamacare's Failure -- And America's RebirthIn three short months, Obamacare has exposed, with 200 proof concentration, the fundamental mismatch between government’s limited knowledge and its unattenuated power. The Administration is now “discovering . . . that insurance is complicated to buy” – and to assemble, price, purvey, and regulate. Many health care experts predicted Obamacare’s failures [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/12/24/the-book-that-predicted-obamacares-failure-and-americas-rebirth/Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:03:00 -0500In three short months, Obamacare has exposed, with 200 proof concentration, the fundamental mismatch between government’s limited knowledge and its unattenuated power. The Administration is now “discovering . . . that insurance is complicated to buy” – and to assemble, price, purvey, and regulate. Many health care experts predicted Obamacare’s failures [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/12/16/how-to-get-broadband-on-planes-and-everywhere-else/
How To Get Broadband On Planes -- And Everywhere Else“You may now use your mobile devices from gate to gate,” is the new pre-flight announcement on U.S. airplanes. That’s all most Americans want or care to know about the Federal Communications Commission and its new chairman, Tom Wheeler. Inflight mobile usage is popular and long overdue, and Mr. Wheeler [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/12/16/how-to-get-broadband-on-planes-and-everywhere-else/Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:04:00 -0500“You may now use your mobile devices from gate to gate,” is the new pre-flight announcement on U.S. airplanes. That’s all most Americans want or care to know about the Federal Communications Commission and its new chairman, Tom Wheeler. Inflight mobile usage is popular and long overdue, and Mr. Wheeler [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/11/04/google-grocers-and-greshams-law-the-patent-wars-go-global/
Google, Grocers And Gresham's Law: The Patent Wars Go Global The smartphone patent wars get most of the ink. Last week, for instance, Rockstar, the holding company formed when Apple, Microsoft and others bought out of bankruptcy Nortel’s considerable patent portfolio for $4.3 billion, sued Google and six mobile handset manufacturers. But why are relatively low-tech American industries, like grocers, casinos, [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/11/04/google-grocers-and-greshams-law-the-patent-wars-go-global/Mon, 4 Nov 2013 16:32:00 -0500 The smartphone patent wars get most of the ink. Last week, for instance, Rockstar, the holding company formed when Apple, Microsoft and others bought out of bankruptcy Nortel’s considerable patent portfolio for $4.3 billion, sued Google and six mobile handset manufacturers. But why are relatively low-tech American industries, like grocers, casinos, [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/09/25/why-broadband-consumers-are-the-likely-winners-in-verizon-v-fcc/
Why Broadband Consumers Are The Likely Winners In Verizon v. FCC Apple says users of its iTunes online media service are purchasing over 800,000 TV episodes and 350,000 movies per day. Netflix’s 36 million customers are watching more than a billion hours of movies and TV each month. YouTube is now so large that its parent, Google, accounts for as much [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/09/25/why-broadband-consumers-are-the-likely-winners-in-verizon-v-fcc/Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:57:00 -0400 Apple says users of its iTunes online media service are purchasing over 800,000 TV episodes and 350,000 movies per day. Netflix’s 36 million customers are watching more than a billion hours of movies and TV each month. YouTube is now so large that its parent, Google, accounts for as much [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/08/09/cbs-time-warner-cable-spat-shows-once-again-why-net-neutrality-wont-work/
CBS-Time Warner Cable Spat Shows (Once Again) Why 'Net Neutrality' Won't Work Is content king? Or do broadband service providers dominate the communications market? The fight between CBS and Time Warner Cable over fees paid to transmit CBS content to TWC customers shows neither side rules the Internet. Politicians, however, can't resist asserting authority over this most dynamic of business sectors. Washington is invoking [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/08/09/cbs-time-warner-cable-spat-shows-once-again-why-net-neutrality-wont-work/Fri, 9 Aug 2013 09:19:00 -0400 Is content king? Or do broadband service providers dominate the communications market? The fight between CBS and Time Warner Cable over fees paid to transmit CBS content to TWC customers shows neither side rules the Internet. Politicians, however, can't resist asserting authority over this most dynamic of business sectors. Washington is invoking [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/07/01/d-c-s-special-interest-spectrum-policy/
D.C.'s Special Interest Spectrum Policy One of few things most everyone agrees on is the success of the U.S. mobile industry. America leads the world in 4G network coverage and in device, mobile operating system, and app innovation. Yet the industry's very success creates an urgent need for a quantum boost in available wireless spectrum. Instead [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/07/01/d-c-s-special-interest-spectrum-policy/Mon, 1 Jul 2013 12:24:00 -0400 One of few things most everyone agrees on is the success of the U.S. mobile industry. America leads the world in 4G network coverage and in device, mobile operating system, and app innovation. Yet the industry's very success creates an urgent need for a quantum boost in available wireless spectrum. Instead [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/06/04/verizon-espn-and-the-future-of-broadband/
Verizon, ESPN, And The Future Of BroadbandA mostly unfettered Net has given us history’s fastest growing technological platform, one that encourages entrepreneurship and spins off innovations every day.Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/06/04/verizon-espn-and-the-future-of-broadband/Tue, 4 Jun 2013 17:10:00 -0400A mostly unfettered Net has given us history’s fastest growing technological platform, one that encourages entrepreneurship and spins off innovations every day.http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/05/15/timid-fcc-wonders-if-internet-is-just-a-fad/
Timid FCC Wonders If Internet Is Just A FadIn a fiberspeed world, the FCC is moving at the speed of copper.Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/05/15/timid-fcc-wonders-if-internet-is-just-a-fad/Wed, 15 May 2013 13:55:00 -0400In a fiberspeed world, the FCC is moving at the speed of copper.http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/05/08/less-spectrum-equals-slower-more-expensive-smartphones/
Less Spectrum Equals Slower, More Expensive SmartphonesLess spectrum overall would mean some combination of slower mobile data speeds, more dropped calls, higher consumer prices, and less innovation.Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/05/08/less-spectrum-equals-slower-more-expensive-smartphones/Wed, 8 May 2013 18:02:00 -0400Less spectrum overall would mean some combination of slower mobile data speeds, more dropped calls, higher consumer prices, and less innovation.http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/04/30/mpeg-la-shows-need-to-rebuild-ip-foundations/
MPEG-LA Shows Need to Rebuild IP Foundations The “world spinning out of control” category swells by the day and often gets good stories from the arena of intellectual property. Several years ago, my favorite was the Green Bay Packers, who became targets of software patent litigation merely because their website used a graphic called a JPEG. Before [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/04/30/mpeg-la-shows-need-to-rebuild-ip-foundations/Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:28:00 -0400 The “world spinning out of control” category swells by the day and often gets good stories from the arena of intellectual property. Several years ago, my favorite was the Green Bay Packers, who became targets of software patent litigation merely because their website used a graphic called a JPEG. Before [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/02/12/crashing-the-broadband-party/
Crashing the Broadband Party Last month, Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, issued a challenge. By 2015, he urged, each state should boast at least one “Gigabit City,” where residents enjoy broadband links transmitting data at a gigabit per second -- “100 times faster than today’s average connection” of 10 megabits per [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/02/12/crashing-the-broadband-party/Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:30:00 -0500 Last month, Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, issued a challenge. By 2015, he urged, each state should boast at least one “Gigabit City,” where residents enjoy broadband links transmitting data at a gigabit per second -- “100 times faster than today’s average connection” of 10 megabits per [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/01/21/big-broadbands-secret-plan-to-deliver-wildly-popular-content-and-apps-to-happy-consumers/
Big Broadband's Secret Plan to Deliver Wildly Popular Content and Apps to Happy ConsumersWith this worldview, no company or business model is safe from government regulation.Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/01/21/big-broadbands-secret-plan-to-deliver-wildly-popular-content-and-apps-to-happy-consumers/Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:41:00 -0500With this worldview, no company or business model is safe from government regulation.http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/01/07/elite-decadence-economic-damage/
Elite Decadence, Economic DamageThe fiscal cliff drama used a supposed crisis of macroeconomic austerity to cloak a real crisis of elite decadence. It revealed not some hyperpartisan inability to “get things done,” but just the opposite – a lubricated, powerful tax and spending machine. The whole idea of the fiscal cliff was a lash-ourselves-to-the-mast [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2013/01/07/elite-decadence-economic-damage/Mon, 7 Jan 2013 11:54:00 -0500The fiscal cliff drama used a supposed crisis of macroeconomic austerity to cloak a real crisis of elite decadence. It revealed not some hyperpartisan inability to “get things done,” but just the opposite – a lubricated, powerful tax and spending machine. The whole idea of the fiscal cliff was a lash-ourselves-to-the-mast [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/12/12/phone-is-just-an-app-why-regulate-it/
"Phone" Is Just an App; Why Regulate It? apps (Photo credit: Sean MacEntee) Several years ago, Google invited cities across America to apply to be the first Google Fiber town, the test bed for a high-speed broadband service. Kansas City won, and its citizens will soon be surfing, watching, and tweeting at fiberspeed. Only one problem. They won’t be [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/12/12/phone-is-just-an-app-why-regulate-it/Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:00:17 -0500 apps (Photo credit: Sean MacEntee) Several years ago, Google invited cities across America to apply to be the first Google Fiber town, the test bed for a high-speed broadband service. Kansas City won, and its citizens will soon be surfing, watching, and tweeting at fiberspeed. Only one problem. They won’t be [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/10/08/economic-abundance-real-and-imagined/
Economic Abundance, Real and ImaginedAbundance requires real prices, real ownership. Policies mandating “free,” “shared” resources lead to an expensive, scarce world.Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/10/08/economic-abundance-real-and-imagined/Mon, 8 Oct 2012 11:05:43 -0400Abundance requires real prices, real ownership. Policies mandating “free,” “shared” resources lead to an expensive, scarce world.http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/08/30/the-wonders-of-wealth-the-path-out-of-poverty/
The Wonders of Wealth, the Path Out of Poverty Why didn’t a trillion dollar stimulus and a $700 billion TARP revive the American consumer and thus GDP growth? Why couldn’t four years of zero interest rates and $2 trillion in additional Fed monetary reserves reflate the housing market? Why can’t the government produce innovation through green energy subsidies, forestall crashes with [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/08/30/the-wonders-of-wealth-the-path-out-of-poverty/Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:10:06 -0400 Why didn’t a trillion dollar stimulus and a $700 billion TARP revive the American consumer and thus GDP growth? Why couldn’t four years of zero interest rates and $2 trillion in additional Fed monetary reserves reflate the housing market? Why can’t the government produce innovation through green energy subsidies, forestall crashes with [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/06/04/how-to-slow-the-wireless-juggernaut/
How to Slow the Wireless Juggernaut Seal of the United States Federal Communications Commission. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Is the U.S. threatening to undermine one of its most successful industries? If the government blocks Verizon’s acquisition of wireless spectrum from a consortium of cable TV companies, you’d have to conclude yes. It wouldn’t be the first recent policy bobble [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/06/04/how-to-slow-the-wireless-juggernaut/Mon, 4 Jun 2012 13:11:16 -0400 Seal of the United States Federal Communications Commission. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Is the U.S. threatening to undermine one of its most successful industries? If the government blocks Verizon’s acquisition of wireless spectrum from a consortium of cable TV companies, you’d have to conclude yes. It wouldn’t be the first recent policy bobble [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/04/23/instagram-applications-vs-gramophone-regulations/
Instagram Applications vs. Gramophone RegulationsIs Instagram worth $1 billion? Probably not. Is Instagram worth one-hundredth of Facebook? Perhaps.Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/04/23/instagram-applications-vs-gramophone-regulations/Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:49:13 -0400Is Instagram worth $1 billion? Probably not. Is Instagram worth one-hundredth of Facebook? Perhaps.http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/03/14/new-ipad-hungry-for-more-spectrum/
New iPad Hungry For More Spectrum Last week Apple unveiled its third-generation iPad. Yesterday the company said the LTE versions of the device, which can connect via Verizon and AT&amp;T mobile broadband networks, are sold out. It took 15 years for laptops to reach 50 million units sold in a year. It took smartphones seven years. For [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/03/14/new-ipad-hungry-for-more-spectrum/Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:40:39 -0400 Last week Apple unveiled its third-generation iPad. Yesterday the company said the LTE versions of the device, which can connect via Verizon and AT&amp;T mobile broadband networks, are sold out. It took 15 years for laptops to reach 50 million units sold in a year. It took smartphones seven years. For [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/01/27/steve-jobs-jobs-vs-jobs/
Jobs: Steve vs. the Stimulus Image via Wikipedia On Tuesday afternoon, Apple said it earned $13 billion in the fourth quarter on $46 billion in revenue. Thirty-seven million iPhones and 15 million iPads sold in the quarter helped boost its market cap to $415 billion. A few hours later, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, in his State [...]Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/01/27/steve-jobs-jobs-vs-jobs/Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:36:25 -0500 Image via Wikipedia On Tuesday afternoon, Apple said it earned $13 billion in the fourth quarter on $46 billion in revenue. Thirty-seven million iPhones and 15 million iPads sold in the quarter helped boost its market cap to $415 billion. A few hours later, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, in his State [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/01/20/apple-and-the-education-information-chasm/
Apple and the Education-Information ChasmThe price of information plummets. The price of education soars. Guess which cracks first.Bret Swanson, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bretswanson/2012/01/20/apple-and-the-education-information-chasm/Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:33:39 -0500The price of information plummets. The price of education soars. Guess which cracks first.